Elliot, B. D Block

VIETNAM

1955 -1975

Elliott Bopp

D Block

All about the amazing Vietnam war

Guns, Weapons, Clothing, and Important Figures!

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Issue # 1975!

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GUNS! This gun that you see in the picture was a M-16A rifle and was commonly used in the Vietnam war

ALL ABOUT GUNS AND VEHICLES The Vietnam war was a war fought between the americans and the communists in 1955 through 1975

The m101A1 Howitzer is a rigged weapon that is easily transportable The B-52 bombers were very important for dropping bombs in large areas to kill a large amount of enemies at a time The AK-47 was the “Peasants rifle� and it was shorter and heavier than

the m-16 and it shot slower than the m-16 but putting this all aside it was a lot more durable so it would last longer and it was a good investment to purchase.

This is the front of the gun

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with Special Forces. They The steel M1 helmet (the were designed for WWII paratroopers, but in green helmet to the right) Vietnam they were mainly was painted green that worn with either the contained silica sand.

Summer or Winter dress The M1 helmet was the uniform. standard helmet for grunts

Vietnam clothing/gear

Also to the left (second down) are Corcoran “Jump” boots, these boots were privately purchased

by Airborne troops and were particularly popular

PICTURES!

Drinking water storage bag, These bags were part of the pilots' survival vest, to be used in the event that he was shot down. Whilst escaping and evading the enemy, a pilot would funnel rainwater from leaves into the bag. The bag could hold up to three pints.

This was the average Vietnam soldier

The first picture is steel M1 helmet, the second one down are the Corcoran “Jump” Boots, and the last one is a Drinking water storage bag.

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IMPORTANT FIGURES! • Ngo Dinh Diem

was the reigning

(1901-1963) was a Loyal

emperor of

anticommunist

Vietnam from

Vietnamese statesman

1926 to 1945.

who refused to ally with

• Nguyen Van • Dwight D. Eisenhower

Ho Chi Minh after the

Thieu (1923 - 2001) was a

Franco-Vietnamese War

military general who

(1890-1969), a

served in the French-

Republican, was the

(1912- ) is a Vietnamese

controlled Vietnamese

popular 34th President of

military commander most

army during French

the United States, serving

revered for his role in

colonial rule in

two terms from 1953 to

releasing Vietnam from

Indochina, and later

1961.

French colonial rule.

served as president of

• Vo Nguyen Giap

• Bao Dai (1913 - 1997), born Nguyen Vinh Thuy,

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Work cited Anderson, Christopher J. Grunts: U.S. Infantry in Vietnam. Philadelphia: Chelsea House, 2000. Print.

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"Weapons of the Vietnam War." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2015.

"Vietnam War Uniforms & Equipment." Vietnam War Uniforms & Equipment. N.p., n.d.

Web. 14 Apr. 2015.

White, Ellen Emerson. Into No Man's Land: The Journal of Patrick Seamus Flaherty, United States Marine Corps. New York: Scholastic, 2012. Print.

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1. Arc Lights

noun (not sure)

A bombing mission

107: “Their Bombing missions are called Arc Lights.”

The NVA u fight the vi

2.

Artillery Barrage

verb

When a huge amount of guns and stuff is being shot

(101) The skipper called in an artillery barrage from the main base, too.

they were

3.

Bonanza

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tv show

(pg 113) “Most people are just sitting around watching Bonanza”

a tv show t watched

4. cannon fodder

dont know

“Cannon fodder is an informal, derogatory term for combatants who are regarded or treated as expendable in the face of enemy fire.” (from wikipedia)

(pg 113) The “Professor says we’re just cannon fodder”

dont know

5.

CIDG

not sure

not sure

(pg. 112) “I don’t know how not sure many of these Special Forces guys and CIDG troops (mostly Montagnards) survied­but the scuttle butt around here is more than half of them were killed.”

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6. cigarettes/ smoking

A cigarette is a small cylinder of finely cut tobacco leaves rolled in thin paper for smoking .

(pg 81) “They were all smoking­even Bebop, and i sat down next to them. “give me one, too,” i said. THey gave me one. We smoked.”

people smoke th ton

7.

Corpsmen

?

people who take care of dead bodies

(pg 114) “we’re also always close to running out of bandages, glucose,, blood expanders, and all of the other stuff the corpsmen need.”

These guys were important becaus rotting bodies are

8.”fix bayonets”

Noun

Resort to hand to hand combat if needed

(83) At the last minute, Lieutenant Fanelli told us to “fix bayonets.” That meant that he wanted us to resort to hand­to­hand combat, if necessary.

It is a word that w used back in the

9.

Generals

Doesn't say

higher rank than the grunts

(pg 112) “I just assumed that the generals and the government knew what they were doing”

in the Vietnam w people had ranks

10.

Glucose

Noun

Sugar

(pg 114) “we’re also always close to running out of bandages, glucose, blood expanders, and all of the other stuff the corpsmen need.”

Medivacs carried glucose

11.

Hanoi

noun

place

(pg 113) “the White House hopes that Hanoi gets tired of

dont know

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all this and goes away.”

12. Medevac

noun

a medical car

(100) A medivac was called in right away.

13.

Montagnards

noun

a member of any people of Southeast Asia, especially those in the highlands of Vietnam.

(pg. 112) “I don’t know how they live in vietn many of these Special Forces guys and CIDG troops (mostly Montagnards) survied­but the scuttle butt around here is more than half of them were killed.”

14. NVA

noun

the enemy that they (93) Then, the NVA launched a were fighting full­out attack on 861.

it was the enem vietnam was fig

15.

Professor

noun

Higher rank than the (pg 113) The “Professor says grunts we’re just cannon fodder”

in the Vietnam w people had rank

16. Scuttlebutt

noun

Rumor/ Gossip

(pg. 112) “I don’t know how Just a word tha many of these Special Forces used guys and CIDG troops (mostly Montagnards) survied­but the scuttle butt around here is more than half of them were killed.”

17. Shrapnel

noun

fragments of grenades and other bombs

(100) Two more got riddled with lots of bombs w shrapnel from one of the other rounds.

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18.

Trenches

noun

a indent in the ground

(100) Everyone was diving for

people hid in tr

cover inside the trenches and our bunkers.

19.

Vietnam

Noun

it is a place

the cover

The book takes vietnam

20. war

noun

when 2 places fight

(80) “Now its all just part of this stinking lousy war, in this stinking lousy country”

It takes place i war

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